Investigating the impact of ICT-trade nexus on competitiveness in Eastern and Western European countries

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dc.authoridSOYLU, OZGUR BAYRAM/0000-0002-5030-5924
dc.authoridBALSALOBRE LORENTE, DANIEL/0000-0002-6099-7899
dc.contributor.authorSoylu, Ozgur Bayram
dc.contributor.authorAdeleye, Bosede Ngozi
dc.contributor.authorErgul, Murat
dc.contributor.authorOkur, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorLorente, Daniel Balsalobre
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-04T18:51:09Z
dc.date.available2024-10-04T18:51:09Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentBayburt Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose Since competitiveness is crucial in international trade, this paper contributes to the literature by interrogating the information and communication technology (ICT)-trade nexus on competitiveness in Eastern and Western European countries. Does ICT usage promote or hinder the impact of trade openness on competitiveness? This study attempts to answer two questions: (1) is the interaction of trade and ICT significant in promoting competitiveness? (2) Is the effect significantly different by European classification? Design/methodology/approach With data on 17 European countries from 2007 to 2020 and using mobile phones and fixed telephone usage as ICT indicators, the study engages the bootstrapped ordinary least squares (BOLS) and method of moments quantile regression (MM-QR) techniques to probe the discourse. Findings The empirical findings reveal that (1) the interaction of trade and ICT boost competitiveness; (2) the effect of mobile phone is consistent across the full, East, and West European samples; (3) the interaction effect is also significant across the conditional distribution of competitiveness and (4) mobile phones and fixed broadband usage reveal leapfrog effect across the quantiles. Overall, the study submits that ICT usage will enhance the impact of trade, and thus, ICT is a critical enabler of competitiveness in Europe; policy recommendations were discussed. Originality/value To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study examining the interaction effect of trade openness and ICT usage on competitiveness in Europe. In other words, the authors attempt to analyze how ICT usage influences trade-competitiveness dynamics. To fill the gap in the literature, the authors' use a sample of 17 European countries from 2007 to 2020. The variables of interest are the competitiveness index, trade openness, and four ICT indicators (mobile phone, fixed telephone subscriptions, fixed telephone subscriptions, and Internet users).en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/JES-12-2021-0638
dc.identifier.endpage789en_US
dc.identifier.issn0144-3585
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85132763872en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage773en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/JES-12-2021-0638
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12403/3408
dc.identifier.volume50en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000814332500001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Economic Studiesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCompetitivenessen_US
dc.subjectTrade opennessen_US
dc.subjectICTen_US
dc.subjectBootstrap OLSen_US
dc.subjectQuantile regressionen_US
dc.titleInvestigating the impact of ICT-trade nexus on competitiveness in Eastern and Western European countriesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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